has china s burgeoning military arsenal, gone hypersonic? beijing says reports it is trialling a new missile are wide of the mark, and in fact tests were for a new space ship. we ll get the expert view. hello and welcome. sir david amess loved, evil cannot triumph over the democracy sir david amess loved, said the prime minister today. our politics he said needs people like sir david. one by one the mp s rose to pay their own tribute. it was a friendlier politer day, a day when all factional differences were put to one side. labour s sir keir starmer said there were lessons to be learned from sir david s collaborative approach to politics, and he called for more civility in public life. this country needs people like sir david. this house needs people like sir david and our politics need people like sir david. dedicated, passionate, firm in his beliefs but never anything less than respectful for those who thought differently. when the tributes had been made the mp s filed
also tonight. following the chaos at wembley injuly, england are ordered to play its next uefa home game behind closed doors. buying a new gas boiler in england and wales should not be possible after 2035 under the government s green energy plans. and we look back at the life of colin powell, the first african american to serve as us secretary of state, who s died at the age of 8a. and coming up in the sport on the bbc news channel, can arsenal continue their unbeaten run in the premier league against crystal palace, led by former gunners legend patrick vieira? good evening. the house of commons has observed a minute s silence in memory of sir david amess, the conservative mp for southend west who was stabbed to death last friday as he held a constituency surgery in essex. tributes from all sides of the house were led by the prime minister, who told mps that sir david s long running campaign to bestow city status on southend had been approved by the queen. sir david s family
this week the government published its eagerly awaited levelling up white paper, setting out plans to reduce regional inequality. its aim is to revitalise communities in places like rhyl on the north east coast of wales but critics claim lessons aren t being learnt from previous efforts saying the focus should be on people rather than shiny new buildings . our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. we ve got the best seaside resort in wales, haven t we? we ve got a lovely community living here in rhyl. there s this sense of hopelessness amongst the people and you can see it in people s eyes. the ebb and flow of debate about rhyl can mask a simple consensus. the town needs improving. florist carol parr is fully aware of the town s reputation. not many people say a lot of good things about rhyl, which i can sort of understand based on crime, and there s a lot of trouble. but when she had to relocate her business three years ago, she chose rhyl high street,
hello, this is bbc news with me, maryam moshiri. the headlines: prince charles has led tributes to the queen, on the 70th anniversary of her accession to the throne. he s congratulated her on what he described as a remarkable achievement . a former conservative leader has said it will be a very difficult task to win back the trust of voters following the anger over government lockdown parties. but iain duncan smith insisted borisjohnson was the right man to lead the tories into the next election. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of the schoolgirl, milly dowler, has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says he s received a four page statement from levi bellfield, which includes details of how he claims to have carried out the attack in chillenden in kent. the chairman of tesco, john allan, has told the bbc the worst is yet to come on food prices for consumers. he also said it was wrong for the governor of the bank of englan
scotland. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the prince of wales has led tributes to the queen on the day she becomes the first british monarch to reign for 70 years. a lawyer says a man jailed for the murder of milly dowler has admitted killing lin russell and her daughter, megan, in 1996. paul bacon says a statement from levi bellfield includes details of how he claims to have carried out the attack in kent. singing. india begins two days of mourning as one of the country s most famous singers lata mungeshker dies aged 92. now on bbc news it s time for click. this week, we re on the hunt for the parrot pirates. you ve missed a bit! how to spot when buildings go wrong. and the musicians taking on the streaming scrooge. here we go again! this week, lara is doing something unusual. she has left the city to join someone special on a walk. she is in the new forest national park with wildlife tv legend chris packham. what a beautiful scene. tell me about this area. well, we r